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Current Student Profiles
Luke Scott-Berry
Luke is pursuing the MEng Electronic Engineering degree programme:
"I ended up studying Electronics as a subject slightly by accident, as I had originally wanted to read English. I had always had eclectic interests and had taken the odd combination of Maths, English language and literature and Electronics at A level. When it came to applying for universities I applied for four English courses and two Electronics courses. After going to several open days and interviews it soon became apparent that the Electronics departments lacked the pretension of the the English departments, they just came across as more fun.
Of the Electronics departments that I visited, the tour of York’s teaching facilities was far more impressive. Where York had digital oscilloscopes, flat screen computers and fully equipped recording studios, the other university just seemed to have older, less impressive equipment. Coupled with the fact that they were rated equally on quality of teaching my decision came down to how nice the campus and cities were. York was by far the most attractive and appealing.
As I come from a small village York seems to be perfect for me. The city is big enough to feel like a city but small and quaint enough to always feel accessible and safe. Plus, having the campus just a mile or so from the centre gives the feeling of a self contained community whilst still making it easy to get into town. Especially in summer the campus becomes a great place to hang out on a sunny afternoon with friends, it feels like a large park.
Because the university is split into several colleges, everyone feels a sense of belonging to their own college that helps unify large groups of people. Though there is banter between colleges this is only superficial and very rarely goes beyond light hearted joking. Each college has its own bar which, whist living on campus, is inevitably the first port of call on a night out and, although the bar is closed, a place to play drunken pool when you come home.
The Electronics course is very challenging and does require a lot of hard work. However, because of this, the feeling of satisfaction on completing a project or understanding a concept is immense. This is especially in the second year, as you follow up, develop and apply the tools you learnt in the first year. "
Undergraduate Admissions Tutor: Dr Stuart Porter
Tel: (+44) 01904 322365